Rivet-setting machine



Jan. 15, 1929.

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RIVET SETTING vMACHINE Filed July 9, 192s s sheets-sheet 5 ,Dwell/Off Patented Jan. 15, 1929.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

AUSTIN D. RHODES, OF WALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO JUDSON L. THOMSON MANUFACTURING C0., OF WALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION OF MASSA- OHUSETTS.

RIVET-SETTING MACHINE.

Application led July 9, 1928. Serial No. 291,150.

mach-ine as set forth in the following specilication and particularly aspointed out in the claims thereof.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 represent-s a front elevation of a f2 rivet setting machine embodying my invention, portions of the base of the machine and driving pulley being broken away to save space in the drawings.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the machine as viewed from the left hand side of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail elevation of the clutch operating mechanism.

Figs. 4, 5 and 6 are enlarged detail vertical sections illustrating the various steps takenin inserting the rivet in the work and clinching the same thereto.

Like numerals refer to like parts throughout the several views of the drawings.

In the drawings, represents the frame of the-machine and 11 is a driving shaft journalled to rotate in bearings 12 and 13 provided in the frame 10. Rigidly fastened to the shaft 11 is a driving pinion 14 which meshes with a gear 15 which is journallecl to rotate upon a shaft 16 and forms one member of a clutch 17. Another member'184 of the clutch is fastened to the shaft 16. The clutch members 17 and 18 are clutched together as one piece by a .suitable mechanism not shown in its entirety in the drawings, but well known to those skilled in the art, this mechanism being operated from a treadle also not shown in the drawings by means of a treadle rod and intermediate mechanism hereinafter to be more fully described.

A locking dog,'or arm, 19 is pivoted to the clutch member 18 and a tripper slide 20 is slidably mounted in ways 21 provided in the frame 10 and when the tripper slide 20 is in engagement with the locking dog 19, the

clutch member 15 will rotate freely without rotating the shaft 16.

Projecting laterally from the tripper slide 2Q at one end thereof is an arm 22, and the slide is normally held in a position to engage the locking dog 19 by a spring 23,one end of which is secured to the arm 22, the otherend being secured to a pin 24 fastened to a plate 25, in turn fastened to the frame 10 and provided for the purpose of holding the slide 20 in the ways 21.

The slide 20 is thrown out of engagement with the .lockingv dog 19 by a bell crank lever 26 pivoted at 2( to the frame 10, the upper extremity of one of the arms of said bell ank lever engaging the arm 22 of the slide Rivets 28 which are of the well known tubular type are driven during the setting operation by a driver 29, which is fastened to a slide 30 guided in ways 31 in the frame 16. The slide 30 has a vertical reciprocatory motion imparted thereto by a pair of toggle links 32 and 33 which are connected to a connecting rod 34 by a pivotal pin 35. The toggle link 33 is pivoted at 36 to the frame of the machine, while the toggle link 32 is connected to the upper end of the slide 30 by a pin 37. The connecting rod 34 is pivotally connected at its opposite end to a crank pin 38 which is fastened to a cam plate 39, said cam plate in turn being fastened to the shaft 16. By this mechanism, a reciprocatory motion is imparted to the slide 3() and hence to the driver 29. n

The rivets 28 are fed from a hopper 40 down a raceway 41 and are separated by a. slide 42 to be fed down a raceway 43 into a carrier 44 which consists of two members 45 and 46 fast to springs 47 and 48 respectively, said springs being fastened by a bolt 49 to a carrier slide 50. The carrier slide 50 has a pin 51 fast thereto which projects through a slot 52 in the frame of the machine and constitutes a stop to limit the upward movement of said slide. The slide 50 also has a pin 53 fast thereto which projects into a slot 54 in a lever 55 which is pivoted at 56 to the frame of the machine, and at its opposite end is provided with a cam roll 57 which bears against the cam 39. A spring 58 is fastened at one end to the lever 55 and at its other end to the frame and acts to hold the roll 57 in engagement with the cam 39, except at such times as when said lever is operated by a lever 59, which is pivoted at 60 to the frame 10.

rlhe lever 59 has a screw 61 adjust-ably mounted therein at one end thereof and positioned to engage the lever 55. The opposite end of the lever 59 is connected by a rod 62 with the foot treadle previously mentioned but which not illustrated in the drawings. The b'ell crank lever 26 embodies therein an arm 63 which is so positioned; that when the lever 59 is operated to move the rivet carrier 44e downwardly, that it will'engage the upper edge of the armGlof the'belll crank lever'QG, causing the latter to eventually move the trippervslide 2O out oli engagement with the loclning dog 195 rlhe rivets 28 are transforredirom the racewaytl to the raceway one at a timeby the slide AZwhiclrisoperated by alevertl pivot-y ed at to the trame 10, said lever Gil having a rocking movement impartedY thereto in one direction by a spring 66 and in the opposite direction by a projection which is formed upon the connecting r'od 34. rlhe operation of the slide' ALQ'intransierl-'ing the rivets from the raceway 41 to the raceway i3 is well known to thoseskilled' in the art, and as it terms no partici` this invention, requires n0 further description.

The work A whiclimay consist of any num'- ber of layersv of sheet materiah or articles,V

which preferably are constructedz of dilierent materials andfm which holes a have previously beeniormed, is supported upon an' anvil' 67 which, 1n' turn, 1s adJustably sup# ported upon an arm 68' forming a portion' ofA the frame 10.

hereinbefore specifically described; is as ollows z-Aft'er the work Alias been placed upon the anvil 6T' withV theV holes a' of the various layers of material comprising said work aligning with each other and al'so'centrally located upon the anvil 67, the operator places'his' foot upon' the treadle and moves the same downwardly kunt-il the rivet 28 that is located within the rivet! carrier'ei has been positioned inthe aligning holes provided in' thework.

y Du'ring'this downward movement of the toot treadle, the treadle rod 62 is moved downwardly rocking the lever 59 which, in turn, imparts rocking movement to the lev'er55 moving the slide 50- downwardly lin th'eiirame 10, and also moving the cam roll 57 out of engagement with the cam 39.

During the rocking movement of the lever 59V the lower edge oi: said lever will engage the upper edge oi the army 63 of the bell crank lever 26, andthe latter will` cause the tripper slide 20' to be moved beneath the locking dog 19, but not entirely out oi?V engagement therewith until after the rivet 28 has been positioned within the work A when a further IThe general operation of the mechanism downward movement of the treadle will cause the tripper slide 20 to be moved out or engagement with the locking dog, whereupon the clutch members 17 and 1S' will immediately be locked `together in a well known manner rotating the shaft 'lo and'causing the cam plate 39 to be rotated in the direction of the arrow, Fig; 2*,to operate the driver 29 in a well known manner to clinch the rivet to the work.V

As soon' as the clutch members 1'?y and 18 have been locked together, the operator re-V moves his-ioot I`ronrthe'treadle, hereby permitting the tripper slide f2() to return to its normal position, and as soon as the driving mechanism hasmade one-complete revolution, the locking'dog; 19 will again engage the tripper slide, causing themachine to immediately stop. Atterthe foot oithe operator has-been removed from the treadle, thetuno tion ot the cam surface upon the periphery of the cam plate 39 is to hold the rivetcarrier lil in its lowermost position' until the proper time when the springf 58 will act to again raise said carrier. TEurtfhernlore, it during the manual operation of the rivet carrier 'slide the rivet carrier illihas not been moved to its lowermost positionbeiorefthe tripper 'slide 2O is disengaged from the locking dog 19, the cam plate 39 uponV beingvdriven; by power will complete the downward movement oi said rivet carrier to its lowermost position.

lfhile it has been found convenient to attachthe.c'onnectingrod Sat'tolthe camplate 39 andf utiliiethe latter as a crankI ifordriving the connecting rod 34, it vis'evident that said crank may be'construct'ed independento the cam' plate 39 and rigidly fastened to the shaft? 156; f

I claim 1L A rive-t settingmaohineihaving, in combination, an' anvil, a driver" oppositely disposedi thereto, a' rivetcarrier, manually operated meansto'move saidf carrier to position a rivet locatedjtherein ina hole provided in the work, andv power driven mechanism sul,- sequently rendered eiiective by saidlmanually operated means to operate the driver Jro clinch the rivet to the work'.

2.k A- rivet setting machine having, in combination, an? anvil; a driver oppositely disposed thereto',` a rivet carrier, power driven means tor actuating said' rivet carrier and driver, a clutch for said driving means, and manually operated means'to move said carrier to position a rivet locatedy therein in a holeprovided in the work', said clutch being operated*subsequently by saidz manually operated means to cause said power driven means to operate the driver to clinch the rivet to the work.'

3; A rivet setting machine having, in co1nbination, an anvil, a. driver oppositely disposed there-to, a rivet carrier, a slide to which said carrier is fastened, a lever' connected to Sti said slide, a cam for rocking said lever, manually operated means to rock said lever independently ol' said cam to position a rivet located within the carrier in a hole provided in the work, and power driven mechanism including said cam subsequently rendered ef- Vfective by said manually operated means to operate the driver to clinch the rivet to the work.

A rivet setting machine having, in combination, an anvil, a driver oppositely disposed thereto, a rivet carrier, a slide to which said carrier is fastened, a lever connected to said slide, a cam for rocking said lever, a manually operated lever engaging said irstmentioned lever and adapted to rock the latter independently of said cam to position a rivet located within the carrier in a hole provided in the work, and power driven mechanism including said cam subsequently rendered etl'ective by said manually operated lever to operate the driver to clinch the rivet to the work.

5. A rivet setting machine having', in combination, an anvil, a driver oppositely disposed thereto, a rivet carrier, a slide to which said carrier is fastened, a lever connected to said slide, power operated means for actuating said lever and driver, a clutch for said power operated means, and manually operated means to rock said lever independently ol' said power operated means to position a rivet located within the carrier in a hole provided in the work, said clutch subsequently being operated by said manually operated means to render the power means eHect-ive to operate the driver to clinch the rivet to the worlk.

6. A rivet setting machine having, in combination, an anvil, a driver oppositely disposed thereto, a rivet carrier, a slide to which said carrier is fastened, a lever connected to said slide, power operated means for actuating said lever and driver, a clutch for said power operated means, and a manually operated lever to rock said first-mentioned lever independently of said power operated means to position a rivet located within the carrier in a hole provided in the work, said clutch subsequently being operated by said manually operated lever to render said power means eective to operate the driver to clinch the rivet to the work.

7. A rivet setting machine having, in combination, an anvil, a driver oppositely disposed thereto, a rivet carrier, power driven means for actuating said driver, a clutch for said driving means, and manually operated means to move said carrier to position a rivet located therein in a hole provided in the work, said clutch being operated subsequently by said manually operated means to cause said power driven means to operate the driver to clinch the rivet to the work.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

AUSTIN D. RHODES. 

